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Tusk section
Tusk section, engraved 'Captured from Nana at Benin 1894'. Nana Olomu (1852-1916), like Jaja (see ZBA2477), was a powerful trader who tried to contain British influence and interests in the Niger Delta. He was made 'Governor of the River' by the British in 1884 but continued to resist their encroachments and was deposed in 1894, stripped of his wealth and deported. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2489 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures; Special collections |
| Type: | Tusk section |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1894 |
| Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire |
| People: | Olomu, Nana |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 mm x 113 mm x 18 mm |